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"She said, 'You're stooping. Don't ever do that. We're very proud of you.'"
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"She said, 'You're stooping. Don't ever do that. We're very proud of you.'"
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“I would sit right next to her and I would grab her cheek and I would pull her skin up like a tent, you know?”
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“I would sit right next to her and I would grab her cheek and I would pull her skin up like a tent, you know?”
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“There are things you see, when the fire is hot, that you’ll never see at any other time.”
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“There are things you see, when the fire is hot, that you’ll never see at any other time.”
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“Has my collecting vacuums ever been a problem in our relationship?”
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“Has my collecting vacuums ever been a problem in our relationship?”
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September 11th Initiative

Learn about our national initiative to record at least one story to honor each of the lives lost during the attacks on September 11, 2001.

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Always a Family

Always a Family
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"He gave me the joys of motherhood, and the pains of motherhood."
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"He gave me the joys of motherhood, and the pains of motherhood."
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John and Joe

John and Joe
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"People saw only a turban and a beard."
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"People saw only a turban and a beard."

Back-to-School Lessons

Animations for reflection and conversation among parents, students, and educators.

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The Golden Rule
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The Drill
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Class Is in Session

Get into an educational mindset with these stories about meaningful school experiences.

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Lessons Learned
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Lessons Learned

After the difficult experience of helping integrate a Tennessee high school in 1964, Dr. William Lynn Weaver remembers succeeding in spite of some teachers, and because of others.
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"In my old school, I never went to class."

"In my old school, I never went to class."

Sarah Benko and Meliza Arellano look back on Meliza's 7th grade year, when she became a serious student.
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"As if high school is not hard enough..."

"As if high school is not hard enough..."

Tierra Jackson talks with John Horan, the former dean of her school in Chicago.
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"The Betsy Ross story intrigued me."

"The Betsy Ross story intrigued me."

Bob Heft remembers designing the 50-star U.S. flag as a high school student in 1958.
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